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affirmyng that all [that] was done to be done of his awin confent, it is anfuerit,
as of befoir, that his difaffenting fra the perfute can nocht preiudge ony of the
perfewaris : And as to the laft pairt of the faid allegeance, quhilk appeiris to be
proponit aganis the intreis, it is rather affirinatioun that the laid Sir Johnne hes
intreis nor' oppofitioun aganis the faniyn ; and gif it fall pleis the jjannell to pro-
pone it, as ane defenfe in the caule, tliay fall haif ane direct anfuer ; ffor, be the
proponing of that allegeance, it is grantit that the Donatour lies intreis ; and that
he is Donatour, it is verifeit be the Gift producet : Bot to niak this matter cleir,
it is anfuerit directlie, that ane cryme being committit aganis pairteis quha hes
intreis, the Confeffioun of the pairtie offendit can nevir tak away thair intreis,
nather yit the Kingis intreis efter committing of the cryme, ffor, albeit wrang
had bene done to ane maior,^ and the maior wald renunce the actioun, that can
nawayis preiudge the Kingis Maielteis intreis, nor na vther pairtie quha is pre-
iudget ; as is cleir in the haill article of the Cod. L. vnica Codice de Raptii Vir-
gin um, et Lege liciptores, C. de Epijiopis et Clericis : And to mak this matter the
mair cleir, it is fpeciallie declairit be the Act of Parliament maid in October 1612,
that the declaratioun of the perfone ravifchet fall nawayis preiudge the Kingis
Maieftie of his intreis to perfew the committer of the cryme : And to cleir this
matter forder, the faid Adame Frenche, eftir his away-taking, be ane Letter, all
writtin and fubfcryuit with his awin hand, grantit and confelTit that he was tane
away aganis his will and vndone ; as the Letter heirwith producet beiris.
To the quhilkis it is anfuerit be the pannell, that the allegeances proponit be
thame aganis the faid Sir Johnne Homes intreis ftandis relevant, nochtwithftand-
ing of mj' Lord Aduocattis anfuer ; becaus the defendaris affirmes conftantlie,
that of the Law nor Practique of Scotland, the Donatour of the Waird or
Mairiage of ony perfone hes na actioun criminall competent to him for ony wrang
done to the minor, without the conciu-fe of the minor quha is offendit, bot that
the Gift of the Waird inferis to the Donatour only ciuile actioun, per fe : And
liowbeit the keiping of the minor during the Waird pertenis to the Donatour,
yit gif tlie minor be pafl xiiij yeiris, ei Jic fui juris, divertis him felf willinglie
out of the companie of the Donatour, paffis forwardis to the electioun of his
curatouris, thair is na actioun competent of the law to the Donatour, for exhibi-
tioun and delyvering to him of the minor. Lyk as, ^Villiame Home being fum-
moned befoir the Counfell, for exhibitioun of the faid Adame Frenche, and being
be Ordinance of the faidis Lordis, thaireftir, fequeftrat in the handis and cuftodie
of James Archhi/chope of Glc/Jgow, vpone ane Supplicatioun gevin in be the
faid Adame him felf to the faidis Lordis, the faidis Lordis, be tliair Decreit,
Ordanit the laid Adame to be put to libertie to pas and rejias at his plefour, nocht-
' Ratlier tlian tlie contrary argument. " A person anived at lawful age, or majority.